It was beautiful and green and a very humbling, emotional experience to be where people first fought for this great Nation's freedom. Here is a poem from one of the monuments at the North Bridge (author, anyone??):
Taking it all in:
Friday, June 20, 2008
Boston Trip: Part I
Earlier this week we took a short trip to Boston. It is only about a 3.5hr drive (everything is so close around here in these "little" states). The first day we went to Lexington and Concord - birthplace of the American Revolution. We saw the North Bridge where the "shot heard 'round the world" was fired. Looks like Lincoln shares his daddy's love for history:
It was beautiful and green and a very humbling, emotional experience to be where people first fought for this great Nation's freedom. Here is a poem from one of the monuments at the North Bridge (author, anyone??):
Taking it all in:
It was beautiful and green and a very humbling, emotional experience to be where people first fought for this great Nation's freedom. Here is a poem from one of the monuments at the North Bridge (author, anyone??):
Taking it all in:
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3 comments:
how fun. we sure miss you guys! sorry we don't know the author to that poem..
Uh, it's not Wm. Wordsworth's...? Nah, that one is on Paul Revere's ride.
So jealous of your history sight-seeing!
I think Grandma said it's Emerson but she can't figure out how to leave a comment.
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